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Thursday, November 29, 2012

Embellished Christmas Tree from Snow Swirled

Embellishments can add so much to a card! My local demo group met this week to stamp and do trades and this was my contribution.

I wanted something very simple yet elegant. Something that would "wow" the demonstrators and yet looked easy enough for a beginning stamper to feel comfortable tackling.

This image from a set called "Snow Swirled" certainly gives that elegant look - and even more so when its embossed in white on a dark color. This is Old Olive.

To get that "wow" response I added some embellishments. I started with the Rhinestone Basic Jewels. I love the fact that they're self-adhesive. It made mass producing go so much faster.

This Christmas tree image seems like it was just made for adding rhinestones. There were 5 obvious little spots where the rhinestone was just the perfect addition.

As I was working - and thinking how pretty and sparkly and swirly and lovely the cards were turning out - I got to thinking about other embellishments. So I tried the self-stick Pearls.

Oh My! Equally stunning! I love the white on white effect. Take all those adjectives above and add the word "classy". I really couldn't decide which I liked better. So I did half each way.

Do you send handmade holiday cards? If so you know what I mean about wanting something without too many steps. Check out my 3 Simple Rules for Mass Production. And I should add a 4th rule: Start Early. You don't want to get stressed finishing at the last minute.